A conductive member supply apparatus including a reservoir portion containing an internal space in which the conductive members are stored and a first gas-passing aperture communicating with the internal space, an alignment portion including an alignment path in which the conductive members are arranged in a row and which communicates with the internal space, and a second gas-passing aperture communicating with the alignment path, a stopper for closing/opening the alignment path, first gas supply unit which supplies gas to the alignment path from the first gas-passing aperture and through theinternal space, second gas supply unit which supplies gas to the aligning direction of the conductive members from the second gas-passing aperture, and control unit which activates the first gas supply unit to supply gas in a state where the stopper is closed, wherein a distance between the second gas-passing aperture and the stopper along a direction of the alignment is substantially within a range of from a dimension of one conductive member to a dimension of one and a half conductive members.